City Moves for 12 August – Who’s switching jobs at Autologyx, Diffblue and Troy Asset Management? August 12, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Autologyx, Diffblue and Troy Asset Management. Autologyx Digital operations platform Autologyx has appointed Sandeep Ram as chief commercial officer to accelerate its expansion. The company has recently secured an additional £1m in funding from its existing investor base. However, with ambitious targets for the next 18 months, Autologyx felt now was [...]
Investec shareholders protest reappointment of auditors KPMG and EY August 9, 2019 Shareholders at Investec have protested against the reappointment of the group’s auditors at its annual general meeting, which also saw protest votes about directors’ remuneration Just over a fifth (20.1 per cent) of votes cast by shareholders opposed the reappointment of KPMG as joint auditor of Johannesburg-listed Investec Ltd, while 16.6 per cent voted against [...]
Stelios urges investors to reject Icamap’s £139m Easyhotel bid August 5, 2019 Easyhotel founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has called on shareholders to reject a £139m bid for the business, saying it fails to recognise the company’s “true value”. Real estate fund Icamap made the 95p per share bid for the hotel chain this morning alongside developer Ivanhoe Cambridge. Read more: Satellite giant Inmarsat ditches dividend ahead of [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Maqsad can serve it up to Hermosa in Nassau Stakes July 31, 2019 THERE isn’t a race I have been looking forward to more all week than this afternoon’s Qatar Nassau Stakes (3.35pm). When the entries first came out my eyes were immediately drawn to dual 1000 Guineas winner HERMOSA who finally steps up to the trip she has seemingly been crying out for. The daughter of Galileo [...]
Uber car rental startup Splend moves headquarters to London July 31, 2019 Uber car rental startup Splend has relocated its headquarters to London as it looks to cash in on the booming ride-sharing market. The Australian company, which provides cars, training and data analytics to drivers, has set up shop in Aldgate as it prepares to grow its presence in the capital. Read more: Uber lays off [...]
City Moves for 26 July – Who’s switching jobs at Investec, FSMB and Smiths Group? July 26, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Investec, FSMB and Smiths Group. Investec Investec Corporate and Investment Banking has announced the appointment of Ajeeth Narayan as global head of Investec Aviation Finance. Mike Francis will be executive lead of the Aviation Finance franchise, and Celia Britt will become chief operating officer. Ajeeth and Mike were two of the [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Ocean’s odds of turning the tide on Enable are tempting July 25, 2019 EVEN though the scorching temperatures of the last few days are set to give way to rain tomorrow, it may not be enough to cool the hottest jockey on the planet at the moment. Frankie Dettori’s victory aboard Star Catcher in last weekend’s Irish Oaks was his eighth Group One winner in less than two [...]
Fevertree Drinks shares worth £36 despite sell-off July 24, 2019 By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Slower growth is never good news for highly-rated stocks, but Fevertree still has plenty of fans. Runaway success stories like Fevertree Drinks (LSE:FEVR) don’t come around often, which is why yesterday’s latest slide for the AIM stock should alert investors to a potentially enticing entry point. The sky-high valuation has weakened considerably since early [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Beckett’s De Vega fillies to raid Irish Oaks at the Curragh July 18, 2019 OVER in Ireland, there is some top-quality action from the Curragh tomorrow with the Irish Oaks (5.10pm) the highlight. Iridessa looks likely to go off favourite after her impressive win in the Pretty Polly Stakes on her last start. She looked to relish the step up to 1m2f that day and if she can handle [...]
Will the Bank of England raise or cut interest rates after UK inflation data? July 17, 2019 UK inflation has grown at an annual rate of two per cent for the second month in a row, official statistics confirmed today. Read more: UK inflation stays at Bank of England two per cent target The consumer price index (CPI) figure is bang on the Bank of England’s target. It thinks two per cent [...]